Pump Up: The Jam is a weekly improv mic hosted by William Banks, Maya Sharma, and Tej Khanna where anyone can put their name in and perform improv in a mash up group with other comedians.

Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Improv, Jam

Apr 21

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Stand-up, Open Mic

BCC Open Ass Mic

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Stand-up, Open Mic

Performers get 3 minute slots to try their material out with little pops from After School Special in between. Show off standup, sketch, a character, or even a little poem you've been working on. There is a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR BIGOTED MATERIAL.

Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Stand-up, Open Mic

Hannah Mitchell's Clown Level 1 Class Show

Apr 21

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM21:00 – 22:009:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Clown, Class Show

Hannah Mitchell's Clown Level 1 Class Show

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM21:00 – 22:009:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Clown, Class Show

Students from the Friday Level 1 Class, instructed by Hannah Mitchell, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!

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9:00 PM – 10:00 PM21:00 – 22:009:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Clown, Class Show

Apr 22

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Variety

Pop(ken) Culture

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Variety

This show invites audiences to learn and laugh about how we see pop culture in our everyday life!

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7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Variety

Onyi Okoli's Improv Level 1 Class Show (Saturday Section)

Apr 22

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Improv, Class Show

Onyi Okoli's Improv Level 1 Class Show (Saturday Section)

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Improv, Class Show

Students from the Saturday Section of Improv Level 1, instructed by Onyi Okoli, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.

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7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Improv, Class Show

Apr 22

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Sketch, Improv

Cooked Up Comedy

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Sketch, Improv

Cast members bring ideas from improv sets previously performed, and rehearse, refine, and crystallize them into their sketch form to ensure maximum energy and vulgarity.

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7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Sketch, Improv

Molly Ledbetter's Improv Level 1 Class Show

Apr 22

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM20:00 – 21:008:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Improv, Class Show

Molly Ledbetter's Improv Level 1 Class Show

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM20:00 – 21:008:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Improv, Class Show

Students from Improv Level 1, instructed by Molly Ledbetter, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.

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8:00 PM – 9:00 PM20:00 – 21:008:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Improv, Class Show

Apr 22

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Improv

Chicken Big

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Improv

As seen on ‘America's Got Talent', Chicken Big Goes Weekly at the BCC!

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8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Improv

Riley Soloner's Clown Level 1 Class Show

Apr 22

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM21:00 – 22:009:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Clown, Class Show

Riley Soloner's Clown Level 1 Class Show

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM21:00 – 22:009:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Clown, Class Show

Students from the Clown Level 1 Class, instructed by Riley Soloner , show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!

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9:00 PM – 10:00 PM21:00 – 22:009:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Clown, Class Show

Apr 23

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Improv

The Good Time

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Improv

The Good Time is a fully improvised show based on one suggestion from the audience. The Good Time is a team made up of Chicago improv veterans who have performed at The Second City, iO Chicago, The Annoyance, Logan Square Improv.

Openers: TBD

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7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Improv

Apr 23

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Improv, Class Show

Maya Sharma's Improv Level 2 Class Show

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Improv, Class Show

Students from the Improv Level 2 Class, instructed by Maya Sharma, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.

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7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Improv, Class Show

Shalewa Sharpe's Stand Up Level 2 Class Show (1/2)

Apr 23

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Stand-up, Class Show

Shalewa Sharpe's Stand Up Level 2 Class Show (1/2)

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Stand-up, Class Show

Students from the Stand-Up Level 2 Class, instructed by Shalewa Sharpe, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks! Show #1 of 2!

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7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Stand-up, Class Show

John Randall's Improv Level 3 Class Show

Apr 23

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM20:00 – 21:008:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Improv, Class Show

John Randall's Improv Level 3 Class Show

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM20:00 – 21:008:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Improv, Class Show

Students from the Improv Level 3 Class, instructed by John Randall, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.

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8:00 PM – 9:00 PM20:00 – 21:008:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Improv, Class Show

Apr 23

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Improv, Sketch

Demon Time

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Improv, Sketch

As featured in the The New York Times….come join the freaks of the BCC for a night of mania. All new wild-ass improvised sketches every week. Welcome to hell, it’s a party.

Tickets: FREE

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Improv, Sketch

Shalewa Sharpe's Stand Up Level 2 Class Show (2/2)

Apr 23

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Stand-up, Class Show

Shalewa Sharpe's Stand Up Level 2 Class Show (2/2)

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Stand-up, Class Show

Students from the Stand Up Level 2 Class, instructed by Shalewa Sharpe, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks! Show #2 of 2!

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8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Stand-up, Class Show

Sara Hennessey's Stand Up Level 1 Class Show (Sunday Section)

Apr 23

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM21:00 – 22:009:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Class Show, Stand-up

Sara Hennessey's Stand Up Level 1 Class Show (Sunday Section)

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM21:00 – 22:009:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Class Show, Stand-up

Students from the Stand Up Level 1 Class on Sundays, instructed by Sara Hennessey, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!

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9:00 PM – 10:00 PM21:00 – 22:009:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Class Show, Stand-up

PLAYing Around: An All Comedian Bake-Off

Apr 24

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Sketch, Variety

PLAYing Around: An All Comedian Bake-Off

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Sketch, Variety

No need to bring your aprons nor cookbooks for this kind of bake-off.

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7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Sketch, Variety

Apr 24

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Variety

JOIN ME with Nina Lane

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Variety

JOIN ME is a show about how to pay attention while the world is ending.

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7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Variety

Apr 24

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Improv, Jam

The Spice Rack Jam

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Improv, Jam

Come be unapologetically [insert non-white race here] and unapologetically goofy on stage with us on the 4th Friday of each month at 7pm at the BCC Pig Pen!

Free for BCC Students w/ suggested donation to Div. Scholarship!

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Improv, Jam

Apr 24

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Improv

TGIF with Duchovny & Olestra

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Improv

Does it stand for "Thank God It's Friday" or "Thank God It's Funny"... we'll never know. But we do know it's improv every Friday @ 7pm!

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7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Improv

Apr 24

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Improv

The Letdown Goes Long

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Improv

Legendary improv duo Mike Jest & John Randall do forty five minutes of the Chicago-style comedy!

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8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Improv

Apr 24

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Improv

Obsessed With Us

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Improv

Whatever your obsession, “Obsessed with Us” will interview you (or another audience member) about it — then do a fully improvised long-form show based on that interview!

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8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Improv

Jeff Seal's Clown Level 1 Class Show (Sunday Section)

Apr 24

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Clown, Class Show

Jeff Seal's Clown Level 1 Class Show (Sunday Section)

8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Clown, Class Show

Students from the Clown Level 1 Class on Sundays, instructed by Jeff Seal, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.

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8:30 PM – 9:45 PM20:30 – 21:458:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Clown, Class Show

SAG-AFTRA & BCC PRESENT: Comedic Commercial Panel

Apr 25

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM13:00 – 14:301:00 PM – 2:30 PM

SAG-AFTRA & BCC PRESENT: Comedic Commercial Panel

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM13:00 – 14:301:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Want to Know What’s Laughable? Getting paid less than you’re worth as a skilled improviser.

RSVP: AdsGoUnion@sagaftra.org

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM13:00 – 14:301:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Apr 25

6:00 PM – 8:15 PM18:00 – 20:156:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Improv, Jam

The Forever Jam

6:00 PM – 8:15 PM18:00 – 20:156:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Improv, Jam

We've heard your cries for MORE IMPROV. Come to the Forever Jam, a jam open to current and past BCC improv students... because we're all students of commedia forever. Come get your reps done in an all-levels friendly space!

6:00 PM – 8:15 PM18:00 – 20:156:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Improv, Jam